ORIGIN

"Speech" Thoughts

So much time had already gone by since the day she had awakened in Eridanus. Or at least it felt that way. Since the day she had first met her dear hatchmate Tamelyn. Since she had faced her very first golem. Then there were her adventures after that terrifying ordeal. It all seemed to make time fly by quickly and now here she was. Contemplating god only knew what as she sat perched safely away from lumbering golems. These golems were much larger than the first one she had encountered, but she had also been here when these particular golems had awoken.

She was growing. She could feel it with the passing times. She wasn't as small as she had been when she first tumbled out of her Chrysalis, but she really wasn't THAT much bigger either. It left her curious to know just how big she had gotten. She had met several gembounds. All each their own shapes and sizes. Every last one of them were unique in their own way and Arkrael was happy to meet them. Even that annoying Krakarak bird who could have nearly blinded her. The thought of that encounter made Arkrael lift her paw up and gently rub at her black eye. It was much better now, but it still hurt to think about. That thing had been swollen for days after she was hit with that rock. Funny though, now that she and Krakarak had some how fashioned a strange and unique friendship. They didn't hate each other. No, they quite enjoyed the others company. They were always picking on the other. Teasing and taunting to see who would get their fur, or feathers, ruffled up first. It was fun and she was definitely glad that bird no longer threw rocks at her. She couldn't promise to keep her temper in check the next time Krakarak decided to injure her.

Vaguely her thoughts flitted of to the idea of Tamelyn. Ever so curious as to what her deer friend was off exploring and doing. She had definitely made way more friends than Arkrael had done. Not that Arkrael really tried to make any friends. She had just been so caught up in trying to explore all she could. She had met acquaintances, but she had never put the effort into making friends outside of Tamelyn. Perhaps she ought to fix that part. She was sure it would be a lot more fun to go exploring with even more friends to tag along. A smile crossed over her features as her tail lightly tapped against the ground at her side. It wasn't that she was lonely. It just seemed like there would be more fun in having friends. Tamelyn would still be her most favorite of all of course. No one would be able to step into her hooves and take her place as Arkrael's best friend and Hatchmate.

Heterochromia eyes watched with mild interest even as her mind wandered through her thoughts. The golem's were still unaware of her presence, which was probably a very good thing, as they simply did what golem's did. This place was beautiful. Not her favorite place as that was reserved for her home back in Eridanus, but it was still overly stunning. And now that these golem's ran free it was probably the most dangerous of places to be. Perhaps when she was older and much more stronger she would be able to change that. She wanted all the areas of Origin to be accessible and without dangers such as golems. She knew there would always be danger around every corner, but at least maybe the Golem's may dwindle just enough to allow access to all areas of Polaris once more.

Her smile faded however and her ears seemed to match the expression, pressing back against her skull. Just thinking about what these things could do sent her heart racing. If you used magic, they came running at you. Well...as much as a golem could run anyways. She was sure bigger golems could move much faster than the smaller one. At least that's what she assumed. Why they were drawn to the user casting magic was still beyond Arkrael. Perhaps that is why she now sat where she was observing them. She wanted to learn about them. No, she needed to learn about them. Just in case a day ever occurred where someone was faced with one and needed to be helped. More importantly...- if Tamelyn ever was put into such a situation.

Arkrael needed to know how to fend off the things, or the very least drive them away so they would not inflict harm upon her beloved friend or anyone else for that matter. She would have to figure it out and in doing that, she would have to learn everything there was to know about these rock creatures. How she would learn about them she was unsure, but she had to start somewhere. And that start would be where she was now, at a safe distance, but close enough to watch for now.

"Speech" Thoughts

So lost to her own jumbled thoughts, Arkrael was very unaware of a noise that was slowly, but surely, growing louder. It wasn't until movement near the water did Arkrael shift where she had been sitting. She shook herself, fully realizing just how stiff she had become from sitting there nearly motionlessly, but it was quickly dismissed as a familiar form was suddenly moving towards her. Audit's pushed forward instantly as her tail gave a rap against the ground. She knew that form! It was...not Tamelyn. Her hope had been quickly thwarted as the creature drew closer and closer to her. No that was not Tamelyn. Her Tamelyn was not all brown, but a mix of white and brown. Nor did she sound like a guy.

Arkrael shifted as this new deer came up to her, eyes alight with hope. So he was looking for someone. Someone by the name Wynry. Arkrael shook her head slowly in response as a frown slid over her features. "I am afraid not, deer friend," She looked him over as she spoke, wondering if this deer had lost this brother, Wynry, of his and got split up somehow, or if they had went separate ways for a time being before looking for one another again. Maybe this other little deer that this one was looking for was long gone away from this dangerous place. Arkrael hoped so. She knew she was older than this deer, just by the size difference that she compared between this boy and how big Tamelyn was now. He was only a little smaller than Tamelyn, so maybe they had been born into Origin around the same time. Maybe. It mattered little really.

Shaking her head clear of thoughts she studied the male deer in front of him. Her lips twitched into a small grin for a small moment as she took note of where his curious looking gem sat. Just on his chest. Just like hers. That was kind of interesting in and of it's own. She shook her head physically this time. Awed by how easily her mind drifted off into her own thoughts when this deer was clearly worried sick and looking for someone. "I can check and see if he is in the area though," She offered a soft smile to Vazi, hoping to ease his worry if only a little.

She let out a breath before closing her eyes. She began to concentrate, waiting to see if her magic would work and if she would soon hear and feel her stone come to life with the very essence of her gem sense. It was only a matter of seconds before she felt the soft vibrations within her stone. Listened to the soft humming it emitted from her chest. It was not as strong as she had hoped. Vazi's stone reacted instantly and she could pinpoint him easily, but she knew that was only because he was so close to her as she was using her magic. Yet nothing else seemed to grasp at her senses like it would if she could sense another. Hopefully this would not draw the attention of the golems...- It was only now that she thought to consider that little fact.

The sensation ebbed away and Arkrael opened her multi-colored gems once more. "I did not sense him...but I can try again if you want? Sometimes it works better than other times," Her words trailed off as she pondered over this. She wasn't sure why it worked like that. It just did, but she knew even if this deer did not ask for her to try again she would anyway. It wouldn't hurt to practice anyway. She clearly needed to if she still could not successfully cast this particular spell. A spell she had always had since the day she had been awakened.

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Arkrael took not of the disheartened expression that had quickly flitted across the deer's features. It only vaguely occured to her...but did his stone just change colors? No...- there's no way. Shaking that thought right out of her thoughts Arkreal rose to her paws when Vazi declined her assistance. Silly dear. She offered another smile again as she took one step closer to him. In this moment she took her time to sniff at him, logging his peculiar scent into her memory banks before turning her mult-colored eyes to the area that surrounded them. She would try again. She would try until she depleted her energy on helping this new friend find his lost brother.

She had nothing else to do. Tamelyn was probably off exploring or making new friends. She always had some new friend with her when they came back into contact with the other. She grinned before clearing her thoughts again and focused once again. It wasn't long before her stone was back to life. Vibrating and humming this time stronger than last, but even still it did not seem to work. Or at least she didn't sense anyone outside of Vazi here. "Perhaps he's not in the area?" She offered the inquiry to the deer as she set her focus upon Vazi again. Generally even at that low sensation she was still able to catch a glimpse of another gembound somewhere in the area, but she was just getting nothing. He had to be else where. She would try again, but this time not mention it to Vazi just so he wouldn't feel bad if he did.

"Well, I have a pretty good nose. I'm good at hunting things. Maybe we could look for him together," Against she offered the deer a friendly smile as her tail slowly swished back and forth. It would give her something to do outside of sitting in one position staring at lumbering golems. She lifted her front leg and made a gesture as if for him to give an idea as to which way they should check for this brother of his first.

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The inquiry was lost on Arkrael. She had absolutely no idea where this deer brother of Vazi's was. She had not seen anyone in the area since her arrival, but that didn't mean he wasn't lingering around somewhere. A brow lifted at Vazi as he mentioned that this brother of his would surely go no where without him. That was a little odd. Arkrael needed no one to go venturing off on her own. She definitely would not be caught standing still with light in her eyes and unable to move! Oh well, perhaps this creature Vazi spoke of was just a little skittish and was still getting use to the way things were in Origin.

With a slow nod, Arkrael turned her gaze this way and that. Pondering over which way would be the best way to hoof on down the road. If she had known what Wynry smelt like it probably would make this all the more easier. Thankfully she had her Gem sense. Slowly her gaze flitted back towards Vazi, watching as he took a bowing pose all the while he spoke. A soft laugh escaped the growing wolf pup. He could assume what he wanted. Arkrael wasn't offering her assistance to gain anything from it. She was just growing bored of staring at lumbering Golems who did nothing but walk around in cirlces it seemed.

Shaking her neck fluff in a thoughtful gesture before turning her eyes away from him. He was an interesting deer. Not at all like Tamelyn, but it wasn't a bad thing. She took a few steps forward, before looking both down the river and up closer towards the dam. Well. They may as well, quietly and very carefully, try their luck around the dam first and then if Wynry was still not found they could follow the river down it's path; at a safe distance obviously. There was no telling if there were Golem's lurking in areas of the river that would give them easy access to reach out at them. Making up her mind, Arkrael shot one more look to Vazi before she quietly made her way closer to the dam. She would not use her magic so close to the damn. Not with so many golems around. For now, they would make a wide circle around the dam to avoid bringing the golem's attention towards them and continue their search for Wynry from there.